Idyll - Couverture souple

Albrecht, Amber

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1770460632 ISBN 13 : 9781770460638

Editeur : Drawn and Quarterly, 2012

Synopsis

Dream-filled landscapes, portraits, and abstracts in beautiful detail

Amber Albrecht's work is rooted in magic, folklore, and postfeminist neo-romanticism. The newest entry in the Petit Livre imprint of accessible art books, Idyll comprises a series of paintings, silk-screened prints, and drawings.

Much of Albrecht's work is inspired by the dreaminess of childhood, whether expressing her cloudy recollections of the storybooks she read as a child (stories populated by strange creatures, impossible happenings, and oneiric landscapes) or the forested West Coast landscapes that surrounded her. On the pages of Idyll, a series of interconnected myths emerges fully formed, each myth articulating a sense of wistfulness for a past that never was. By turns surreal, fantastical, and absurdist, Albrecht constructs these pieces with the vivid yet subtle values that are a product of her silk-screening work.

Idyll employs female iconography in myriad ways--many of these works feature female figures, the lushness of the natural environment, and femaleassociated textures (ornamental detail, as well as lace and other fabrics). Albrecht's Idyll communicates questions about loneliness, passivity, and loss through investigations of femininity and nostalgia for an imagined past.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Amber Albrecht grew up in a seaside town on the west coast of Canada. She currently resides in Montreal, where she received her BFA from Concordia University in 2005. She works primarily in the mediums of drawing and printmaking, creating imagery in the neo-romantic vein.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Drawn and Quarterly
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1770460632
• ISBN 13: 9781770460638
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible